Casper leans heavily Republican by roughly 36 points: about 32% of voters vote Democratic and 68% Republican.
About 73% of adults in Casper typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Casper, ~23% vote Democratic, ~50% Republican, and ~27% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Casper compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Casper is the least Republican-leaning.
Casper runs about 9 points more Democratic than Wyoming as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Casper. The northwest side is the most Republican-leaning (R+70) and the north side is the least Republican-leaning (R+19), a spread of about 51 points.
Why Casper leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per city to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Casper, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Casper votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 76%, far above the Wyoming average of 12%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here.
Walkability and Democratic lean
Places with a highly walkable street grid tend to lean Democratic; Casper, WY sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure. A walkable street grid does not change how people vote; it mostly reflects how urban a place is.
Why turnout in Casper looks the way it does
Turnout in Casper sits close to the national pattern. Routine healthcare access, homeownership, education, and food security all land near their national averages here. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Mills, WY R+57
- Evansville, WY R+59
- Bar Nunn, WY R+64
- Parkerton, WY R+67
- Paradise Valley, WY R+77
- Red Buttes Village, WY R+77
- Glenrock, WY R+61
- Rolling Hills, WY R+69
- Natrona, WY R+81
Cities with Similar Populations
- North Miami, FL D+41
- Lake Forest, CA D+2
- Northglenn, CO D+12
- Cookeville, TN R+39
- Doral, FL R+18
- South San Francisco, CA D+43
- Hanford, CA R+15
- Goose Creek, SC R+5
- Waltham, MA D+43
- Castro Valley, CA D+33
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Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Wyoming Secretary of State, Elections, distributed by the Voting and Election Science Team. Demographic inputs come from the U.S. Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates and the 2020 Decennial Census). Health and environmental inputs come from the CDC (PLACES and the Environmental Justice Index). Land cover comes from the USGS and EPA. Election-day and lead-up weather come from PRISM 4km daily grids and the NOAA Global Historical Climatology Network. Mail-voting and election-administration patterns come from the MIT Election Lab's Survey of the Performance of American Elections. Block-group crime detail comes from CrimeGrade. Internet data and modeling support provided by ISPreports.org.
Modeling and analysis by the BestNeighborhood data science team. Full methodology and findings: political spectrum map.
Methodology reviewed by the BestNeighborhood data team. Last updated May 2026.